Scott Burns

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Institutions and Entrepreneurship: Pushing the Boundaries

12/11/2020 Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Scott Burns Caleb Fuller

Abstract: New institutional economics (NIE) and Austrian economics (AE) both emphasize the role that institutions play in facilitating or impeding entrepreneurship and hence economic growth. In this...

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